A Homemade Brick Blaster Makes LEGO Accidents Even More Painful

Video:Joerg Sprave, the internet's most famous slingshot-loving amateur super villain, has found ways to weaponize everything from foam Nerf darts, to those tiny IKEA pencils. His latest troubling achievement is a custom elastic-powered blaster that can turn LEGO bricks into tiny projectiles.

Anyone with kids already knows that LEGO bricks, with their pointy corners, can be immensely painful to accidentally step on. But in the hands of Joerg, wearing shoes around the house won't save you from a LEGO brick-induced injury. It's a good thing he doesn't sell his creations to the public -- yet.

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